2Timothy
4:2 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
(3) For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having
itching ears;
(4) And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be
turned unto fables.”

We
have entered into a time where biblical prophecy can be found in the
daily news paper on a daily basis. One of the things that is spoken
of in scripture is the actions of the ‘social church’ in
the last days. The ‘social church’ is not the true church
as the true church will hold strong to the precepts of God. The social
church will lean heavily towards what society accepts. Today’s
society has accepted people living together without the benefit of marriage.
In the social church this subject is very rarely talked about and many
in that church are living together without being married. Today’s
society has no problem with divorce for almost any reason. In the social
church the divorce rate is actually higher than in the world. Society
does not have a problem with alcohol and I have seen the social church
actually serving alcohol on church property. Society is beginning to
accept same-sex marriage and all that it brings with it. We have many
denominations that are now ordaining practicing homosexuals to lead
their churches.

These
insane actions from today’s so-called churches do nothing but
confuse the parishioners. When the Bible says one thing about a subject
but the preacher teaches something entirely the opposite, this causes
confusion. 1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not the author of confusion,
but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” Now that we have
verified where the teachings that are contrary to the Bible are originated
we can understand why too many ‘churches’ are so far away
from what the Bible teaches. When the church ignores the laws and precepts
of God’s Word, the church becomes ineffective in the society that
it exists in.

The
church in America was the center of government, education and enforcement
during the founding years. These churches relied on what God required
and then acted accordingly. That philosophy created the greatest nation
the world will ever see. It was only when the church began to allow
the philosophy of the worlds system into the church that the church
began to lose its influence in the society where it once flourished.
No system of governing that man has devised has ever been successful.
The fall of all empires, the Greek, Persian, and Roman and even Russia
are perfect examples. America’s system, based on biblical principles,
has been the most effective, prosperous and successful for its people
than any form of government this world has ever seen. Yet, we no longer
embrace the values taught in scripture. The decline was gradual until
1954. At that time then Senator Lyndon Johnson attached an amendment
to an IRS bill that made it illegal for a 501(c)3 corporation to be
involved in the political arena. When the church was taken out of the
political arena, the influence of godly principles began to fall exponentially.

Today
most pastors don’t know that the church was ever involved in politics.
This is disturbing because when you study the Bible God always had a
man of God in a position of influence to those in government, always.
That should give some pastors a hint that this should still be happening.
I have spoken with many pastors about being involved in the political
arena by preaching the importance of godly men in office, something
that our Founders were very strong concerning and they look at me with
terror in their eyes because of the fear of losing their precious 501(c)3.
The Bible tells us that we are to have godly men in authority over us:
Exodus 18:21 “Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people
able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place
such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers
of fifties, and rulers of tens:”. This is the verse the Founders
used to establish the different levels of government; local, state and
federal. Then we are told to pray for those in authority over us; 1
Timothy 2:1 “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

(2)
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. What sense does it
make to put ungodly men and women in authority over us and then spend
all our time praying that they do godly things?

The
church has been so slack in standing for the things of God that we have
allowed our rights and freedoms to be taken from us mostly without a
fight. In 1947 the Supreme Court reversed the meaning of the 1st Amendment
stating that there should never be a biblical influence in government
instead of never having governmental influence in the church and the
church did nothing. In 1954 they stood by and let our freedom of speech
and our right to participate in the political process be taken away
and the church did nothing. In 1962 they made it illegal to pray in
school and the church did nothing. In 1963 they took the Bible out of
the school and the church did nothing.

Now
there is a case before the Supreme Court that, if decided in the governments
favor, will allow the government to tell the church who they can hire
for ministers and even if they will allow a minister to hold certain
positions in the church. Little by little we have lost our rights and
freedoms because the church has refused to stand for what is right.

Pastors
no longer have the backbone that the pastors had in the founding era.
An excerpt from my book, American Exceptionalism, speaks about the influence
that the pastors of the founding era had: “Historian B.F. Morris
stated: The ministers of the Revolution were, like their Puritan predecessors,
bold and fearless in the cause of their country. No class of men contributed
more to carry forward the Revolution and to achieve our independence
than did the ministers. . . . [B]y their prayers, patriotic sermons,
and services [they] rendered the highest assistance to the civil government,
the army, and the country. Alice Baldwin went one step further when
she stated: The Constitutional Convention and the written Constitution
were the children of the pulpit.”

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Where
is that fortitude today? Very few pastors are willing to stand up for
what our Founders fought and died for. They have become pacifists and
pansies. They have forgotten that they will stand before God on judgment
day not the IRS. Another excerpt from American Exceptionalism: “These
men were men of honor and integrity. They preached that Christians should
live in the fullness of God’s Word. There were sermons on the
deity of Christ, on Christmas, on Easter, but there were also sermons
on other varied topics that you would not hear preached today such as
sermons on bridges [architecture], earthquakes, taxes, elections, even
executions.

Whatever
was in the forefront of the people’s daily lives, the pastors
would address it from a Biblical perspective. They were always out front
in the fight for freedom. They helped write state constitutions, were
the founders of most of our colleges and universities such as Yale,
Harvard, Columbia [Kings College], Princeton, William and Mary, Dartmouth,
and Rutgers University. By 1860 there were 246 colleges founded and
all but 17 were founded by different religious denominations. They were
the ones taking care of the wounded in battle and even served in state
legislatures and Congress.

These
pastors were very astute concerning God-given rights and would be very
vocal about any attempt of government to encroach in those areas. They
were vocal on things that involved liberty and freedoms and taught constantly
about resisting any form of tyranny. Church historian Charles Galloway
regarded the pastors of the Founding era to be the pillars of the community.
He declared: Mighty men they were, of iron nerve and strong hand and
unblanched cheek and heart of flame. God needed not reeds shaken by
the wind, not men clothed in soft raiment [Matthew 11:7-8], but heroes
of hardihood and lofty courage. . . . And such were the sons of the
mighty who responded to the Divine call.”

Today
churches allow almost anything inside the church. Recently we have seen
the worst ‘marriage’ that we have ever seen. That is the
Christian church embracing the teaching of Islam. There can be no more
a foolish, not to mention stupid, thing that the church could do. The
Bible is the light to all the world. Islam is darkness personified.
Have they not read scripture? 2 Corinthians 6:14 “Be ye not unequally
yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
I have seen the Pope kissing a copy of the Quran! That is insane. A
few months ago there was a Sunday where churches all over America combined
Christian worship with Islamic worship and preached sermons and held
Sunday school lessons on the founder of Islam, Mohammad, whom Muslims
consider a prophet. Why are we teaching about Mohammad in our churches
instead of Jesus?

The
Quran is diabolically opposed to the Holy Bible. Many state that Christians,
Jews and Muslims worship the same God. Not so! If that was true then
God is a psychopath. In scripture God tells us how to treat an enemy:
Romans 12:20 “Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he
thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire
on his head.” The Quran gives a different command: Quran (8:12)
- "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve.
Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."
If this was the same god giving these instructions, that god is contradicting
himself. Islam will do anything to get their ‘foot in the door’.
Lie, cheat, steal or deceive. They are masters at deception and the
Christian church does not even to make an effort, it seems, to understand
how the Muslims work.

History
tells us that at no time in history have muslims assimilated into any
society that they have immigrated into. Their purpose is to take that
society over and install shariah law. Look at the largest muslim community
in America, Dearborn, MI. In that muslim community it is illegal to
pass out tracts to muslims. That is a violation of our religious freedoms
and freedom of speech. Church bells are illegal in Dearborn. In Hartford,
CN the muslim leaders met with the city council and informed them that
there would be no passing out of tracts within four blocks of a mosque!
They gave no regard to our constitutional rights.

This
is what we are dealing with. They will say and do anything to get into
our society and then demand that that society comply with their shariah
law giving no regard to our national constitution.

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We
can no longer allow the church to go any direction it wants. God has
set the guidelines and they must be followed. The church in early America
followed them and we all know how America prospered. It wasn’t
until the church backed away from her proper role that we started to
see America go down the wrong path. In scripture we see that however
the faith of the leaders went, so went Israel. The church was the center
of everything in the founding era and it was strong and bold. Today
it is weak. There are many churches that have not gone down that path
and have held strong to the true call of the church. But far too many
have forsaken the call and have now put the future of America in jeopardy.

I
challenge pastors to get back to what God has called the church to be.
Forget your political correctness because if you are political correct
you are more than likely biblically wrong. Become again what God has
called us to be.

Pastor Roger
Anghis is the Founder of RestoreFreeSpeech.org, an organization designed
to draw attention to the need of returning free speech rights to churches
that was restricted in 1954.

President of
The Damascus Project, TheDamascusProject.org,
which has a stated purpose of teaching pastors and lay people the need
of the churches involvement in the political arena and to teach the
historical role of Christianity in the politics of the United States.
Married-37 years, 3 children, three grandchildren.

Pastors no longer
have the backbone that the pastors had in the founding era. An excerpt
from my book, American Exceptionalism, speaks about the influence that
the pastors of the founding era had: “Historian B.F. Morris stated:
The ministers of the Revolution were, like their Puritan predecessors,
bold and fearless in the cause of their country.